Winter has started it’s slow walk down the mountains. The Cascade range to our east wears a fresh cap of snow and more is in the forecast. From our vantage point on the valley floor it’s still a spectacular fall.
Before the gates close off the Cascade Lakes highway we thought it would be nice to make the loop.
The recent snow has Mt. Bachelor dressed in its winter cover. It also left a skiff on the road, at its base, and dusted the trees near Sparks Lake.
Meadow grasses on the lakes edge are an array of reds, browns and gold colors.
There are a few aspen and maple at this elevation flashing fall colors. it was a perfect day for landscape images.
We’ve been taking advantage of these clear fall days, bracing for the rains coming next week . . . snow is predicted . . . a foot on the passes.
This only dampens the roads, not our plans. We’re used to late fall weather on the high desert. The Cascade Mountains become a backdrop, rather than destination as fall shifts into winter.